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W Specification Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

Application flled'Aprfl 27, 1916. Serial No. 98,994.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELBA G. FIREBAUGH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kouts, in the county of Porter, State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bacon-Slicers; and I dohereby declare the following to be a ..full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in meat cutting devices, andparticularly to devices for slicing bacon.

One object of the invention is to provide an extremely simple device ofthis character and one which can be manufactured and sold at anextremely low figure. Another objectis to provide a device of thischaracter which is durable and eflicient in operation. 7

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved bacon slicer;Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring particularly to the ac oinpanying drawing, 10 represents abloc of wood of suitable surface dimensions ind thickness and in. whichthere is form a longitudinally extending kerf 1 1, sai erf bein formedthroughout the length f the block and approximately half way hrough thethickness thereof. Secured to the face of the block and on each side ofhe kerf are the staples 12. Disposed in t end of the kerf adjacent thestaples is th pointed end of an. ordinary bread or meat knife 13,thisendbeing formed with a transverse opening 14 to receive a bolt or pin 15which is passed through the two staples 12. Thus the knife is pivotallymounted on the board and is adapted to be swung downwardly so 7 that itssharpened edge will pass into; the kerf. On one sideof the block. issecured a screw clamp 16, by means of which the 61 block-may be securedto the edge of a table. In the operation of the device, a piece of baconis placed on the board in such position that it can be acted on by theknife when said knife is swung downwardly. 6! The bacon is advancedacross thegkerf as the slices are cut from the piece.

What is claimed is:

In bacon slicer, the combination with a block of wood having anelongated kerf in its'upper face and extending throughout its entirelength, of staples engaged in the upper face of the block on oppositesidesof the k'erf and alined at right angles to the kerf, a pivot pinremovably inserted through the staples across the kerf, and resting onthe face. of the block, and a knife having an aperture near the point ofthe blade mounted in and extending beyond one end of the kerf, saidpivot pin being removably inserted through the blade aperture wherebythe knive maybe swun on the'pivot pin from and to the bottom 0 the kerfsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof, I afiix. my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

ELBA G. FIREBAUGH.

\Vitnesses:

GEO. W. ,ANDERSON, GUSTA P. ANDERSON.

